Chapter 363

Madison

“We’re pretty casual around here,” Ellen explained as she showed me my desk. “No staying until midnight unless there’s a genuine emergency, and even then, we’ll probably just tell the client to wait until morning.”

“That sounds healthy,” I said, setting my bag down on my new desk. It was simple but functional. Just a regular office setup with family photos of people I didn’t know still in the frames.

Ellen noticed me looking at them. “Oh, those are from the last person who sat here. Feel free to toss them in the drawer or bring your own.”

“Thanks.” I glanced around at my new coworkers. “So what’s our current project load?”

“We’ve got three major developments in progress,” Ellen replied, handing me a folder. “The Riverside apartment complex, the Main Street revitalization, and the Hartford medical center expansion. I’m putting you on Riverside to start.”

I flipped through the folder. The project was similar to ones I’d managed at Kni